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Oh, and btw, it should be "私は勉強しています"...if you want to say "I have been studying since last February", the main subject is "I" and the main verb is "study". が is generally reserved for subclauses or off-topic information-conveying sentences (see my second sentence...it's kind of difficult to make the distinction, but I'm pretty sure が is correct there).

Last edited by Ertai87; 01-02-2008 at 11:33 PM.

日本語をならっている。 まちがえれば、おねがい知らせてください～！

Originally Posted by Paraphrased from LavaBug

I remember that day 'cause it's Sailor Mercury's birthday...or is it my mom's?

Not that wrong, actually. You just have to remember: 教える is "to teach". "To learn" is 習う (ならう), or to study (勉強する). So you could say "私は友達と日本語を勉するから、始めから始め直さなきゃ" (lit. because I was studying with friends, I had to restart from the beginning)

日本語をならっている。 まちがえれば、おねがい知らせてください～！

Originally Posted by Paraphrased from LavaBug

I remember that day 'cause it's Sailor Mercury's birthday...or is it my mom's?

Just to boost you a bit, too, I can see where you got the 「発」 that you used. The kanji you were looking for, however, should have been 「初」, which is read the same way. 「発」 carries the meaning of "departure."

However, 「初」has the meaning of "the first," such as 「日本の初」, "The first (something) in Japan." So you don't use it to say, "From the beginning." Keep following Ertai87's advice for that. It seems like you are coming along well, though.